In L.A., U.S.A., a man may legally beat his wife with a leather strap, as long as it is less than 2 inches wide.

The entire town of Capena, Italy (including children as young as 2 years old) lights up cigarettes each year in honor of St. Anthony's Day. This tradition is centuries old.

If you hook Jell-O up to an EEG, it registers movements almost identical to a human adult's brain waves.

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